Words for Battle

Words for Battle

62% | Jan 24, 1941 | Documentary

Poetry by Rudyard Kipling, John Milton, and William Blake, and excerpts from speeches by Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, all read by Laurence Olivier, illuminate documentary footage of England during its defense against the Nazi blitz in World War II. This short film serves as both propaganda and as a rallying cry to the British people.

Featured Cast

Humphrey Jennings
Director
Ian Dalrymple
Producer

Cast

Narrator (voice)
Laurence Olivier
Narrator (voice)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joseph Goebbels
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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